#Disasters

There is a real elite: the very rich and the politicians who support them. They have 2 tricks for diverting blame for the multiple disasters they cause. 1. Focus it
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It is a very common human trait to assume that the way things are now is the way they will continue to be indefinitely. It’s why many of us make
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I am sure each one of us knows one or the other failed marriage in our immediate or extended family or friends circles. Failed marriages are as common and normal
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This is the first of two threads on the lockdown in SA. The first will deal with the Disaster Management Act (DMA) and the second with the Constitution. This is
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Don't really know how to ask this so I guess I'll just start a discourse and ruin everyone's night: is it normal to not really have any overall positive romantic
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Today severe cyclone Nivar will hit eastern coast of India. In 12 seconds learn how coastal green shelter belts check tsunami & cyclones. Dutch research institute Deltares. We are facing
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I think it's time to start planning for what happens in November regardless of who wins the presidential election. What steps can you take right now toward safety for you
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Ruth Mottram - "I think that human societies have not really grasped that #adaptation to sea level rise is going to be a long process and we are going to be
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Now, some weeks into the COVID-19 crisis, I've read my fill of LinkedIn blogs advising on how to work effectively from home. I've had a few disparate thoughts about policymaking:
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This why I focus on these housing structures as a means to tackle reducing tornado fatalities. Of course there are other factors but let's go after the primary reason. ...I'm
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I'm seeing memes recycled from Katrina (or other disasters) that say #COVID19 is God punishing us for taking prayer out of schools. Let me point out: ... 1. Millions of
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so the Royal Commission into expanding federal executive power, hazard reduction burning and land clearing, headed by deputy ADF chief Air Chief Marshall Mark Binskin (ret) will hold an online
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THREAD: There's been a lot of weather/climate extreme destruction of late that might leave you thinking "oh I can't imagine!" So let me tell you a story about the time
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Recently I’ve been reflecting on Peter’s comments concerning Lot in 2 Peter 2.Firstly there is puzzling monicker of “righteous Lot.”Keep in mind this was the same Lot who couldn’t get
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In my physics class, when we discuss early philosophy I always ask my students “which do they think is more destructive?” I ask them “why?” They tell me. Then I
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Early morning explosion at the TPC Plant in Port Neches, TCEQ currently "conducting handheld monitoring for various compounds including VOCs, benzene, lower explosive limit, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide
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